Day: September 4, 2025

Mandaluyong city: Location and competitive incentives make the Philippines an ideal location for digital infrastructure, Board of Investment (BOI) Executive Director Bobby Fondevilla said. In his speech during the Siemens Tech Forum in Mandaluyong City on late Wednesday afternoon, Fondevilla emphasized that the data center industry is becoming one of the cornerstones of the country’s digital economy. According to Philippines News Agency, Fondevilla highlighted the science and technology-based approach and innovation-led strategy aimed at making the Philippines a regional hub for sustainability-driven industries. He pointed out the availability of a tech-savvy population, a skilled and adaptable workforce, rising capacity for

Manila: Avoid sowing violence and let the legal process take its course, Malaca±ang advised the public on Thursday, after militant groups and flood survivors staged a protest at the property owned by controversial contractor couple Pacifico and Sarah Discaya. According to Philippines News Agency, protesters hurled mud at and spray-painted the word ‘magnanakaw’ (‘thief’) on the compound gate of Discaya-owned St. Gerrard Construction General Contractor and Development Corp.’s compound in Pasig City on Thursday morning. In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said Marcos does not condone public disorder. ‘Sabi nga po ng Pangulo, sinusunod po natin ang

Ilocos norte: Malaca±ang has declared Sept. 11, 2025, as a special non-working day in Ilocos Norte to commemorate the 108th birth anniversary of former president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. According to Philippines News Agency, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Proclamation No. 1010 on Sept. 3, with the aim of allowing the people of Ilocos Norte to fully participate in the occasion and enjoy the celebration. Marcos Sr., who served as the 10th president of the Philippines, was born on Sept. 11, 1917, in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte. He is the father of the current President, Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. To mark

San francisco: OpenAI announced it will roll out parental controls for ChatGPT in the coming month, following lawsuits and reports linking the chatbot to incidents involving teens and adults in crisis, Interesting Engineering reported. According to Philippines News Agency, parents will be able to link their accounts with their child’s ChatGPT account, available to users aged 13 and above, through email invitations. Default settings will enforce age-appropriate behavior, while parents can restrict features like memory and chat history. A new alert system will also notify parents if their teen shows signs of acute distress. ‘These controls add to features we

Quezon city: The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and the World Bank further strengthened their partnership in advancing Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) following a high-level meeting on Wednesday. The meeting, held in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, was led by OCD administrator Undersecretary Harold Cabreros and other senior agency officials, the OCD said in a statement. According to Philippines News Agency, the meeting focused on promoting DRRM awareness to the public while exploring ways for OCD to strengthen its ability to disseminate information during time-sensitive events such as tsunamis. “We deeply value the World Bank’s more than a